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An Ancient society is examined, but not just from a historical point of view. The researchers try to present and approach it as if they lived in that Classical or earlier culture, religion etcetera.
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Episode 1
58 mins
Archaeologist and historian Richard Miles explores the origins of one of the most profound innovations in our human story - civilisation. Starting in Uruk, the 'mother of all cities', in southern Iraq, he travels to Syria, Egypt, Anatolia and Greece, exploring the challenges posed by this experiment in a new way of being human.





